Hey, amazing storytellers! As fellow lovers of the craft, I want to share my tiny trinkets and treasures of screenwriting of wisdom that have been my guiding light in the world of storytelling.

In my journey, I've discovered that the movie magic lies in the details.

I’m Kelly E. Keough, a screenwriter, author, and instructor covering a vital topic for storytellers and screenwriters not well served in existing media: the micro approach to writing and editing.

About Me

I am an award-winning screenwriter and podcaster, a two-time published non-fiction book author, and a produced reality cooking TV series writer/host.  Sharing, teaching, and self-publishing is how I became a TV writer/host and the first published cookbook author in the USA in the sugar-free/gluten-free baking space. I am also a best-selling author on DailyOm.

I taught screenwriting and arts entrepreneurship at AMDA in Los Angeles, podcasting at Tufts University, and TV screenwriting at Emerson College in Boston. That’s 27 semesters in a row, helping over 2000 writing students. Now, I hope I get to help you.

I have an MFA in Screenwriting from the American Film Institute in Los Angeles. 

My feature, SWISH, placed in the Final Drafts Big Break Screenwriting Contest in June 2023 as a quarterfinalist, and I’m currently adapting the screenplay into a middle-grade fantasy novel. 

Genres I love (TV, Film, and Books): Romance, Family/Animated, Rom-Com, Historical Romance, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, True Crime, Crime, Action/Adventure, Western, Performance (sports/music), Thriller, Road Trip, Self Help, Spiritual Memoir, Female Forward, Female Voices, and Everyday Madonnas.